Virginia Episcopal School and Fishburne Military are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Virginia Episcopal School Bishops will be playing at home against the Fishburne Military Caissons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Virginia Episcopal School will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Virginia Episcopal School will bounce into Monday's game after beating The Covenant, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Virginia Episcopal School had just enough and edged The Covenant out 3-2.
Nash Watson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Virginia Episcopal School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Gobble, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fishburne Military lost 25-1 to Miller School of Albemarle on Friday. Fishburne Military has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Virginia Episcopal School has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Fishburne Military, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Virginia Episcopal School has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fishburne Military struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Virginia Episcopal School's way against Fishburne Military in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Virginia Episcopal School made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Virginia Episcopal School repeat their success, or does Fishburne Military have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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